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Interview session 6, 1985 August 14

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Scope and Contents

Tape 8, Side 2, through Tape 9, Side 2. In the sixth interview session, conducted on August 14, 1985, Bogle discusses how the job market of World War II encouraged Black people to move to Portland, and how the increase in the Black population affected race relations in the city, particularly in regard to job and housing discrimination. She then talks about her work developing youth programs for St. Philip The Deacon Episcopal Church, as a caseworker at Good Samaritan Hospital, and with the Red Cross. She also speaks about her admiration for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Dates

  • Creation: 1985 August 14

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1.5 audiocassettes (1 hr., 30 min., 28 sec.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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